Silas came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They took a blow against the North Thurston Rams, falling 76-34. While losing is never fun, Silas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 170th, while North Thurston is ranked 14th).
Silas lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Sisalee Miller, who posted ten points. Another player making a difference was Annique Smith, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine boards.
It was another big night for Shayla Cordis, who went 7-for-16 en route to 21 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds for North Thurston. Cordis' evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Lee, who went 7-for-11 on her way to 17 points and four steals.
Silas has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season. As for North Thurston, the win was the 20th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-1.
Silas didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-49 victory against Peninsula on the 6th. As for North Thurston, they have also already played their next game, an 86-40 win against Gig Harbor on the 6th.
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